State v. Melton

BROCK, Judge.

Defendant was first tried upon these charges at the 25 November 1970 Session of Superior Court held in Gaston County. At that trial he was found guilty on both counts in the indictment. He appealed and was awarded a new trial because of errors in the charge. State v. Melton, 11 N.C. App. 180, 180 S.E. 2d 476 (No. 7127 SC 278, Spring Session 1971, filed 28 April 1971).

Defendant now assigns as error that the trial judge denied his motion to quash which was based upon the grounds that he was not afforded a speedy trial. He does not make it clear whether he refers to the time lapse…